Imagine

Imagine

A world without war

A home without strife

A gun without ammunition

A voice without disdain

A message without scorn

Imagine

A life without hate

A storm without destruction

A highway without collisions

A field without ticks

A rose without thorns.

There are moments

There are places

There are chapters of our lives

When we can imagine

As our path is smooth, our waters placid.

In these times

We give thanks.

Gratitude not guilt.

We give thanks

And absorb the peace we experience

So as to share

To drop our pebble of peace

And lend ripples

To the ocean of the world.

Then there are moments

When, despite the pain

Despite the suffering and destruction

Which swirl around

We still know peace

We hold tightly to that kernel

Of light, hope and love

Which resides

Deep within

Yet fills our being

Quietly, with certainty.

This peace we find

Can also be dropped into the pond.

Pebbles of compassion

Create ripples of love

A healing salve for our troubled world.

Imagine.